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Place Name
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Ontario County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Canandaigua
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Population
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95,101 (1990)
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Location
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New York, United States, North America
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Latitude
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42°51'N
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Longitude
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77°17'W
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Ontario
, county (
662 sq mi/1,715 sq km; 1990 pop.
95,101), W central N.Y.;  Canandaigua; 42°51'N 77°17'W.
Situated in Finger Lakes region, and partly bounded E by Seneca L.;
includes Canandaigua, Honeoye, and Canadice lakes. Drained by small
Honeoye, Mud, and Flint creeks, and Canandaigua Outlet. Diversified
mfg., esp. at Geneva, Canandaigua, Naples; fruit-growing area;
nurseries; agr. (grain, hay, potatoes; dairy prods.; poultry). Formed
1789.
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